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*From 1795 onwards there were a few British residents at the Cape, many of whom were military personnel. | *From 1795 onwards there were a few British residents at the Cape, many of whom were military personnel. | ||
*Starting in 1814, when Britain gained formal possession of the Cape, British immigration increased. The economic crisis in Britain following the Napoleonic wars made emigration with promise of land and opportunity very attractive. | *Starting in 1814, when Britain gained formal possession of the Cape, British immigration increased. The economic crisis in Britain following the Napoleonic wars made emigration with promise of land and opportunity very attractive. | ||
===Emigration=== | |||
*The largest concentrations of South African emigrants are to be found in the '''United Kingdom, followed by Australia, the United States, New Zealand and Canada.''' | |||
*At the time of the 2001 UK Census, some 141,405 South-African-born people were present in the UK.[ In Australia, there were 145,683 South-African-born people living in the country at the moment of the 2011 Census, having an increase compared with those 78,444 recorded by the 2001 Census. The 2000 United States Census identified 68,290 South-African-born people. | |||
*According to the most recent data compiled by Statistics South Africa, between 2006 and 2016 the most popular overseas destinations for South African émigrés were: | |||
::1. Australia (26.0%) | |||
::2. United Kingdom (25.0%) | |||
::3. United States (13.4%) | |||
::4. New Zealand (9.5%) | |||
::5. Germany (6.0%) | |||
::6. American Samoa (United States territory) (4.4%) | |||
::7. United Arab Emirates (4.2%) | |||
::8. Cuba (4.0%) | |||
::9. Canada (3.0%) | |||
::10. China (2.0%) | |||